At the end of October 2011 the Petzl RocTrip took place in the Getu Valley in China. A 23 minute long video of the event is now online and worth watching. …Read more »
9 hours to go before the start of the third boulder world cup of the season in Vienna, Austria. Womens qualification will start at 19:15 instead of 16:30 because the sun will be very strong in the evening and the conditions for the athletes would vary dramatically. Another interesting thing is that the men and women finals will not be climbed at the same time. …Read more »
It’s here! 5 + 6, 3975 straight ups in central and southern Fontainebleau. This latest Fontainebleau guide has the same set up as the well known ‘7 + 8’ and gives a complete and clear overview of the medium difficult boulder problems in central and southern Fontainebleau. The guide will be printed in full color and describes 3975 problems from 5- up to 6c+. …Read more »
The boulder world cup circuit was in China last weekend and will be heading to Slovenia now for the second world cup of the season in Log - Dragomer. The qualifications will be on Saturday the 21st, the semi finals and finals on Sunday the 22nd. On the startlist you’ll find 125 athletes, a lot more than in China. …Read more »
The waiting is over! This friday the worldcup season 2012 will start with a boulder and speed worldcup in Chongqing, China. The startlist can be found here at the ifsc website. Kilian Fischhuber will not be in China because he’s competing in the Austrian National Championship, so the Russian trio Rubtsov, Gelmanov and Sharafutdinov will definitely grab a medal …or two. Anna Stöhr however, didn’t fly from Austria to China on her own, she took the strong leadclimber Jakob Schubert with her. …Read more »
We have two winners of the Monkee prize question: Stefan and Aukje, both from The Netherlands. Aukje is a true eco-activist and loves to check her kid for fleas. Stefan is a true Monkee beating his chest after his ascents, making impression on other (and especially female) Monkees. At this moment he can be seen in the wild in South Africa. Congrats! The Monkee shirts and chalkbags will come your way.
No, not mine, but Xavier de le Rue’s. Actually it was Xavier’s winter of 2011, but this full length video by TimeLine Film (28 minutes) was released at the beginning of this winter and it’s awesome. Snowboarding combined with some alpinism. Not my cup of tea, but breathtaking to watch. Worth a non-climbing post, to end winter and say hello to spring. …Read more »
My favourite climbing brand Monkee just released their 2012 collection, a new website, and a real Monkee store. An English version of the website is coming up soon too. So if you want to order some Monkee clothing but your German is as bad as my French, just hang in there. Or answer the prize question for a chance to win a Monkee t-shirt + chalkbag! …Read more »
Found this unofficial preview trailer for the film ‘Scarred for Life- The Life and Climbs of Dave Graham’ by Achromatic at Vimeo. The quality looks pretty amazing. One to keep an eye on. …Read more »
On March 3rd, over 150 climbers competed in the 19th annual Hueco Rock Rodeo 2012 in El Paso, Texas. Amongst them: Daniel Woods (1st), Dutchman Jorg Verhoeven (2nd) and Sean McColl (3rd). Katharina Sauerwein from Austria won in the womens category. LT11 made these nice video reports. …Read more »
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